Somalia vs South Sudan: Survival to age 65, female

Somalia
61.5%
in 2024
South Sudan
59.9%
in 2024
Somalia rank
210th
South Sudan rank
213th

Survival to age 65, female over time

  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 61.5% against 59.9% in South Sudan, a difference of 1.6%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 210th and South Sudan ranks 213th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 5 and South Sudan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia South Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 39.2% 19.5% 19.8% Somalia
1970s 41.2% 26.4% 14.7% Somalia
1980s 44.3% 20.0% 24.3% Somalia
1990s 41.1% 19.4% 21.7% Somalia
2000s 48.4% 49.1% 0.7% South Sudan
2010s 49.7% 47.5% 2.2% Somalia
2020s 57.4% 58.8% 1.4% South Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher survival to age 65, female, Somalia or South Sudan?
Somalia, at 61.5% against 59.9% in South Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in survival to age 65, female between Somalia and South Sudan?
1.6%, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Somalia and South Sudan rank globally for survival to age 65, female?
Somalia ranks 210th and South Sudan ranks 213th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Survival to age 65, female (% of cohort)
Unit
% of cohort
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,290 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.